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Management Strategies for Small, Structurally Diverse & Income-Generating Forests

Creator:: Geisel, Julian
Abstract:: Parcellization of the rural landscape threatens the provision of social, ecological and economic benefits to society due to loss of economies of scale. A continued provision requires new approaches to forest management for multiple, interconnected goals. I used interviews, archival records and field measurements to learn how select, experienced owners...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank Eric Hansen and Klaus Puettmann for taking their chances with me as a student and for their

A case study on the utility of multiple, light to moderate intensity silvicultural treatments to accomplish forest management objectives in southwest Oregon, USA

Creator:: Schmidt, Micah
Abstract:: Small, private forestland owners own about 12% of Oregon’s forestland and have the unique ability to implement innovative forest management activities. In southwest Oregon, extreme ecological variability occurs over small spatial scales and requires fine-scale silvicultural treatments that match the precise ecological setting and management objectives of the forests in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: (Puettmann et al., 2009). However, the increasing value placed on ecological and social aspects of forestry

Vegetation dynamics at two western New York forests

Creator:: Rhea, Neally
Abstract:: Since the early 1900s, widespread agricultural abandonment has occurred in western New York leading to a general increase in forested areas through old-field succession. Even-aged stands typically follow these large-scale disturbances, resulting in a pattern of development with identifiable stages (Oliver 1980). At each stage, changes in vegetation dynamics encourage...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Recovery of High-graded Nothofagus Forests: Building Resilience Through Theory and Practice

Creator:: Soto, Daniel P.
Abstract:: The increasing human demands on natural resources, in combination with uncertainties about ecosystem dynamics due to global change, has led the scientific community to conclude that new approaches in understanding of ecological systems are needed to tackle environmental issues in an efficient manner. One development that has received more attention...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to say thank you to my Major Professor, Klaus Puettmann, who was a great

Contributions of Epicormic Branches and Delayed Adaptive Foliage in Coastal Douglas-fir under Variable Density Management Regimes

Creator:: Punches, John W.
Abstract:: The contribution of delayed adaptive reiteration to crown maintenance was explored across a wide range of adjacent open space conditions in early-mature (approximately 60 year old) Douglas-fir located on the eastern slope of Oregon’s Coast Range. The stands had experienced uniform thinning in 1964-65 and 1980-81 to release dominant and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Klaus J. Puettmann The contribution of delayed adaptive reiteration to crown maintenance was

Overstory density and disturbance impacts on the resilience of coniferous forests of western Oregon

Creator:: Neill, Andrew R.
Abstract:: A trait based approach was used to assess impacts of overstory density and thinning on understory vegetation components related to wildlife habitat. The relationship between overstory basal area and understory vegetation for species grouped by traits, such as production of flowers, fleshy-fruit and palatable leaves, was characterized in thinned and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Klaus J. Puettmann A trait based approach was used to assess impacts of overstory density

Managing Douglas-fir Mortality: Case Studies from Western Oregon

Creator:: Campbell, Lewis
Abstract:: An increase in frequency and severity of hot, dry summers has been associated with a dramatic shift in the coniferous forests of western Oregon’s valleys, especially on the privately-owned properties along the low-elevation edges of these valleys. Various conifer species, including Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), are declining in these forests, leaving...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Klaus J. Puettmann An increase in frequency and severity of hot, dry summers has been

Impacts of Tree-species Composition and Diversity on Ecosystem Services in Plantations of the Coastal Pacific Northwest: Assessing Values, Trade-offs, and Synergies

Creator:: Himes, Austin
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation was to examine trade-offs and synergies between multiple ecosystem services derived from plantation forests in the coastal Pacific Northwest. I accomplished this in five chapters. In the first chapter I provided background information for the study. In the next chapter I set the context for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Klaus J. Puettmann The objective of this dissertation was to examine trade-offs and

Context matters : A multi-scale assessment of riparian tree response to upslope density reduction

Creator:: Ruzicka, Kenneth J., 1982-
Abstract:: Forest management is rapidly undergoing a transformation from a discipline based on efficient commodity production to one for multiple uses, especially on federally managed land in the United States. This new management paradigm has challenged silviculturists to develop and adapt forest management techniques that can deal with increased demands. Using...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Klaus J Puettmann Deanna H

Interference dynamics in mixed red alder/Douglas-fir forests

Creator:: D'Amato, Anthony W.
Abstract:: This study characterized the nature and dynamics of interference in mixed red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.)/Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) stands in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Long-term spatial and tree measurements from the Cascade Head (CH) and H.J. Andrews (HJA) Experimental Forests in western Oregon and Delezene Creek (DC), Washington...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Klaus J. Puettmann This study characterized the nature and dynamics of interference in mixed red alder

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Management Strategies for Small, Structurally Diverse & Income-Generating Forests

A case study on the utility of multiple, light to moderate intensity silvicultural treatments to accomplish forest management objectives in southwest Oregon, USA

Vegetation dynamics at two western New York forests

Recovery of High-graded Nothofagus Forests: Building Resilience Through Theory and Practice

Contributions of Epicormic Branches and Delayed Adaptive Foliage in Coastal Douglas-fir under Variable Density Management Regimes

Overstory density and disturbance impacts on the resilience of coniferous forests of western Oregon

Managing Douglas-fir Mortality: Case Studies from Western Oregon

Impacts of Tree-species Composition and Diversity on Ecosystem Services in Plantations of the Coastal Pacific Northwest: Assessing Values, Trade-offs, and Synergies

Context matters : A multi-scale assessment of riparian tree response to upslope density reduction

Interference dynamics in mixed red alder/Douglas-fir forests

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